WA/927/2024 of M V GURURAJ Vs A N PADMA on 4 June 2026

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026

PRESENT

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

AND

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF

WRIT APPEAL NO. 927 OF 2024 (LB-RES)

BETWEEN:

M.V.GURURAJ

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

S/O. M. V.VENKATASUBBAIAH SHETTY,

R/AT MOODALAGIRI COFFEE WORKS,

BHARATHI BEEDI,

SRINGERI - 577 139,

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT.

…APPELLANT

(BY SRI. VISHWAJITH T.K.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1.

A.N.PADMA

AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS,

D/O. NAGABHUSHANA,

BHARATHI STREET,

SRINGERI - 577 139,

2.

THE PATTANA PANCHAYAT

SRINGERI - 577 139,

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT,

REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF OFFICER.

Digitally

signed by

REKHA R

Location:

High Court

of Karnataka

HC-KAR

3.

THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT,

CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 102.

4.

THE TAHASILDAR AND

TALUK MAGISTRATE

KOPPA TALUK,

KOPPA - 577 126,

CHIKKAMAGALURU DISTRICT.

5.

THE KARNATAKA STATE

POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

REGIONAL OFFICE,

3RD CROSS, 4TH PHASE,

KALYANAGARA, CDA LAYOUT,

JYOTHINAGAR POST,

CHIKKAMAGALURU - 577 102,

REPRESENTED BY ITS ENVIRONMENTAL AND

POLLUTION CONTROL OFFICER.

…RESPONDENTS

THIS WRIT APPEAL IS FILED U/S 4 OF THE KARNATAKA

HIGH COURT ACT PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS IN WP

NO.54540/2014 ON THE FILE OF THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE

OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT, HEAR THE PARTIES AND PASS

A JUDGEMENT TO MODIFY THE ORDER DATED 25/04/2014 IN

WP NO.57540/2014 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SINGLE JUDGE

OF THIS HONOURABLE COURT AND ALLOW THIS WRIT APPEAL

BY DIRECTING THE PRODUCTION UNIT OF THE APPELLANT

HERE

IN

FOR

CLASSIFICATION

ONLY

AFTER

DUE

CLASSIFICATION BY THE KARNATAKA STATE POLLUTION

CONTROL BOARD AS PER POLLUTION INDEX SCORE AND TO

ALLOW THE PRODUCTION UNIT OF APPELLANT HERE IN TO

CARRY ON ITS ACTIVITIES UNTIL ITS CLASSIFICATION AS PER

POLLUTION INDEX SCORE AND AS PER ZONAL REGULATION

AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO PASS SUCH OTHER ORDERS AS

THIS HONOURABLE COURT DEEMS FIT TO PASS UNDER THE

CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

HC-KAR

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE D K SINGH

and

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.M.NADAF